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spraach, sprach, spraech, spraechin, spraich, spraichin, spraigh, sprauch, sprech, sprechin, spreich, spreigh, spryauch, spryauchin,
spraich [sprex]
n. A cry, shriek. The sound of weeping or wailing. Break of day.
v. To cry shrilly, scream, yell, shriek. Make a whooping sound.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
spraichin: Noisy. Given to weeping or shrill crying.
sprain, sprain, spraing, sprainge, sprainged, spraingelt, spraingit, spraingled, spraingt, sprang, spranged, sprangit, sprangled, sprangue, spren,
spraing [spreŋ]
n. A streak, stripe or ray of colour. A distinguishing tint or shade. The tobacco rattle virus disease of potatoes.
v. To variegate or diversify with stripes or streaks.
pt. pp. spraingt adj. spraingit Striped, streaked. Of hens: speckled.
 
spraingelt
adj. Striped, streaked. Of hens: speckled.
spraachelt, spraachle, spraachlin, spraagle, sprachl$d, sprachle, sprachled, sprachlin, sprachlit, sprachlt, spraghle, spraghlin, spraichlin, sprakle, spraklin, sprauchel, sprauchelt, sprauchin, sprauchin$, sprauchle, sprauchled, sprauchlin, spraughle, spraughlin, sprickle, sprockle, sprocklin, spruchle, spruchlin,
sprauchle [sprɑːxəl, sprɔːxəl, N. I. spraːxəl]
n. A scramble, struggle. A stunted, underdeveloped or feeble creature, a weakling.
v. To move or make one's way laboriously or in a hasty, clumsy manner, especially in an upward direction. To scramble, clamber, flounder about. To struggle to extricate oneself from a restricted position. To sprawl, flail about with the limbs.
pt. pp. sprauchelt
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sprauchlin [ˈsprɑːxəlɪn, ˈsprɔːxəlɪn, N. I. ˈspraːxəlɪn]: Climbing, struggling, sprawling.
spraal, spraalan, spraalin, spral, spraul, spravle, spravvle, sprawel, sprawl, sprawlin, spreul, sprowl,
sprawl [sprɑːl, sprɔːl, N. I. spraːl]
n. A rush, struggle, scramble, onset.
v. To rush or scramble etc.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sprawlin: Rushing, scrambling, etc.
spraich, spraicherie, spraith, spreath, spreatherie, sprechery, spreef, spreeth, spreetherie, spreth, spretherie, spreyth,
spreath [spreθ, MN. spriθ]
also spraich [sprex]
n. Stolen cattle, a cattle-raid. Booty, plunder. Driftwood, wreckage from ships, flotsam and jetsam. A great many, a crowd, collection, large number.
 
spreatherie also spraicherie
n. Cattle-raiding, booty, plunder, loot, odds and ends furtively acquired, pickings, perquisites, advantages to be got on the sly, trash, junk.
sprackle, spraikle, spreckelt, spreckl$d, spreckl$t, spreckle, spreckled, spreklet, sprickle, sprickled, spricklet, spricklit,
spreckle [ˈsprɛkəl, ˈsprekəl]
n. A speckle, spot, freckle.
v. To speckle, mottle, fleck, variegate. To become speckled or mottled.
pt. pp. spreckelt adj. Speckled.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sprecklin: Speckling or mottling.
spree, sprie,
spree [spriː]
adj. Spry. Spruce, neat, trim, smartly dressed.
v. With up: to spruce up, smarten up.
spray, spree, spree$d, spreean, spreed, spreein, sprien, sprien,
spree [spriː]
n. A boisterous quarrel, a spirited argument. A disturbance or hubbub. I. Jollification.
v. I. To go courting. Of animals: to be in heat.
pt. spree'd pp. spreen
spreat, spreet, spreit, spret, spriet,
spreet [sprit]
n. A sprite. Something very small. A lively, mischievous youngster.
sprad, spraid, spraidit, spreed, spreedit, spreid, spreidit, spreyd, spried,
spreid [sprid, spred]
v. To spread.
pt. spreid, spreidit
pp. spreid, spreidit

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